Sunday, July 30

‘Man of the Meeting’ McGee double champion following Armoy “Race of Legends”

Derek McGee picked up wins yesterday in Supersport and
Supertwins races to become Irish Champion of both classes. Consistency all
season at every meeting backed by a professional and ultra-reliable team
enabled Derek to bank valuable points from every outing in 2017.

From the outset Derek persevered with changing conditions in
some races to overcome the odds and win the two titles yesterday in a damp
Armoy. ‘Man of the Meeting’ awards were also earned along the way adding to the
growing list of accolades despite the best efforts the other hugely talented
riders in the field.

Derek has put a massive effort into fitness and off-season
training which has obviously paid dividends in between maintaining a hectic work
and home routine. Gelling with the new ZX-10r, maintaining the existing 650 and
600 while enjoying success on the Joey’s Bar GP125 all paid off in the end, a just
reward for himself, the team and his sponsors.

As well as preparing for each Irish round, Derek managed to
get to the Southern 100 this year and was proud to bring home the “Best
Newcomer” award.

Next up is the Ulster GP in a few weeks and with both championships
secure, the team can focus on gearing up for the challenge that is the “World’s
Fastest Road Race”.

Words: Andy Quinn

Images: Ryan Fegan, Andy Quinn.

About Andy Quinn

Irish Superbike Racing is Shane Graham, Andy Quinn and James McCann with some web help from Peter Trevaskis.